I'm so sorry it's been so long since I've updated. My computer crashed and it took forever to get everything up and running again, but it's all fixed so hopefully these updates will come a lot quicker. Thanks for all the reviews! They keep me writing. I own nothing from the Covenant.

And on with the story.

Chapter Five: The Master Plan

Tony Carter was incredibly good looking. He was tall, a little over six feet, and had striking green eyes. His dark brown hair went wonderfully with his tanned skin. His position on Spencer's football team had given him an incredible body, which all together made him the perfect person to make Reid jealous.

He and Ivy had already been on two dates, and she still hadn't told the boys about him. She didn't really know how. And then the perfect idea had come to her, Tyler. If she told him, he would tell everyone else, including Reid. So she had quickly dialed his number and asked him to meet her in town for coffee.

"So, what's up?" Tyler asked as he sat down across from Ivy at the local coffee shop. The two went out to town a lot, but something about Ivy's tone of voice on the phone had him wondering what she was up to.

"Nothing, I was just bored. I had a lot of time to kill before tonight; figured I could kill some of it with you," Ivy said with a smile. Something was up. Tyler had gotten pretty good at reading Ivy over the years, and something was definitely different. He didn't want to press the issue quite yet though.

"Before the Dells party; I was hoping you were gonna go. You haven't come out with us in a while."

"No, actually I'm not going. I have a date."

"A date with who?" That's what she was up to. He knew there was something.

"Tony Carter. I'm pretty sure you know who he is," Ivy said without making eye contact.

"What? You can't be serious. Tony Carter is a dick." Tyler hated Tony, so did Pouge, Caleb and Reid. And Reid. That couldn't be what she was doing, not Ivy. But when Tyler looked up and saw the sly grin on Ivy's face, he knew she was. "You know we all hate him, don't you?"

"No, I didn't know all of you hated him. I knew one of you boys had some issues with Tony in the past, but I couldn't remember which one of you it was," Ivy said with a false thoughtful expression on her face.

"Bullshit. You remember everything that's gone down between him and Reid. That's the only reason you're seeing the guy."

"No it's not. Tony has a charming personality, a great sense of humor, and he's incredibly good looking. That's why I'm seeing him. If I happen to piss Reid off in the process, then so be it."

"That's a dirty trick, Miss Danvers," Tyler said leaning back in his chair and shaking his head. If nothing else he had to give the girl props on this one. Reid would go ballistic as soon as he found out. Reid and Tony had never gotten along. Tony was the original Aaron. Reid and Aaron used to be friends way back when, but Reid had hated Tony since kindergarten. The rest of the boys didn't particularly care for the guy either, but Reid despised him, and no one really knew why. Reid probably didn't even know why.

"Yeah, well you better keep your mouth shut about my reasons for seeing Tony. You can talk about everything else all you want to."

"No. No, I'm not helping you get back at my best friend. I have to live with the guy. I'm not saying a word about any of it, to anybody." Tyler was not about to become Ivy's puppet; especially not in front of Reid. He thought Reid was wrong in the Ivy situation, but acting on his thoughts was not worth bearing the Garwin wrath.

"I'm not looking for revenge, Tyler. I'm trying to force Reid into admitting that he still has feelings for me. And I can't tell him about Tony myself, because for one, were not talking, and two, he's smarter than that. He'll know that I'm trying to make him jealous. But if you tell the guys, I can make it look like I've been trying to keep it a secret and Reid will be none the wiser," she said while casually sipping on her drink.

After some consideration, Tyler agreed. "Fine, I'll tell Pouge that I saw you out with Tony the other night. If it happens to get back to Reid, then so be it. But don't say I never did anything for ya." He wasn't about to tell the lion himself, but he could tell Pouge, who would get angry and hopefully say something about it in front of Reid.

"Thanks," Ivy said as she got up from her seat and moved to leave the building.

"It didn't work for Kate, you know," Tyler said as Ivy was just about to walk out the door.

Ivy stared at Tyler for a moment. He could tell she was considering his words. She probably hadn't thought about the fact that she was basically doing the same thing Kate had tried to do freshman year to get Reid. Ivy turned and walked back over to the table.

With the calmest voice that barely offset the deadly look in her eyes, Ivy told Tyler to never compare her to Kate again. And he could tell she meant business. Ivy could be terrifying at times. She had a temper that could easily match Reid's, which reminded him why they were so perfect for each other. Reid could never win an argument with Ivy.

"I'm smarter than she is. It works better with his enemy than it does with his brother. And it helps if he actually likes the girl in the first place," Ivy said with a smile before making her way out of the coffee shop and down the street to her car.

This was going to be interesting.